Scarborough

Housing tenure in Scarborough changed substantially between the last two censuses. Data from the census show there were changes in health.

The population reached nearly 110,000

In the decade to 2011, the population of Scarborough increased by 2.4%, from just over 106,000 to 109,000.

The addition of just under 2,600 people means this area's population increased at a slower rate than the total population of England (up 7.9% since the 2001 census).

In 2011, Scarborough was home to, on average, 0.95 people per football pitch-sized piece of land (about 7,140 square metres).

Population density was lower than the average across Yorkshire and The Humber

Population density (usual residents per 7,140 square metres) across Yorkshire and The Humber, March 2011 (larger dots represent greater increase since 2001)

Fall in home ownership

The percentage of households that owner their home fell in Scarborough at a faster rate than in nearby Ryedale.

In Scarborough, the proportion of home ownership decreased from 70% in 2001 to 66% in 2011. During the same period, the proportion in Ryedale decreased from 69% to 67%.

Across Yorkshire and The Humber, the share of households that owner their home decreased from 67% to 64%.

Private renting in Scarborough increased from 13% to 20%, while the rate of social housing decreased from 13% to 12%.

The rate of home ownership was higher than across Yorkshire and The Humber

Percentage of households that that owner their home across local authority areas in Yorkshire and The Humber and the average across England, March 2011

Health improved

The percentage of Scarborough residents that described their health as bad or very bad decreased from 10% to 6.7% between the last two censuses.

Rates are standardised to account for variation in age, which can impact the local population's health.

In 2011, just under 8 in 10 (77%) said their health was good or very good, compared with 65% in 2001. The percentage of Scarborough residents that described their health as fair decreased from 24% to 16%.

The proportion of residents that perceived their health as bad or very bad fell at a similar rate to the figure for the whole of Yorkshire and The Humber (from 10% in 2001 to 6.0% in 2011). Across England, the proportion fell from 9.1% to 5.5%.

These data are people’s own opinions in describing their overall health. They may be inconsistent with other measures of health, such as NHS records.

The percentage of people in ’bad’ or ’very bad’ health in Scarborough decreased by 3.7 percentage points

Percentage of usual residents in Scarborough, Yorkshire and The Humber and England said their health was bad or very bad, March 2001 and March 2011

Ethnicity in Scarborough

The number of people in Scarborough from the White ethnic groups remained close to 110,000 between the last two seasons. However, as a percentage of the total population, this represented a decrease from 99% to 98%.

The percentage decreased by less than the average across Yorkshire and The Humber (from 93% to 89%) and the average across England (from 91% to 85%).

The number of people in Scarborough from the Asian or Asian British ethnic groups increased from about 370 in 2001 to about 1,400 in 2011 (from 0.4% to 1.3%). The number of residents from Mixed/multiple ethnic groups (White and Asian, White and Black African, White and Black Caribbean or Other Mixed) increased from about 440 to just under 870 (from 0.4% to 0.8%).

About 240 people (0.1%) said they were from the Black, Black British, Caribbean or African ethnic groups, up from about 86 in 2001 (0.2%).

There are many factors that can cause changes to the ethnic profile of an area, such as migration and varying fertility rates between ethnic groups. Changes may also be caused by differences in the way individuals choose to self-identify between censuses.

The population from the White ethnic groups in Scarborough decreased by 1.5 percentage points

Percentage of usual residents in England, Yorkshire and The Humber and Scarborough by ethnicity, March 2001 and March 2011

More people worked short hours

The percentage of employed people in Scarborough working less than 16 hours increased from 2.2% to 3.3% in the 10 years leading up to 2011.

In 2011, just over 1 in 10 (11%) people aged 16 to 74 (in employment the week before the Census 2011) said they had worked over 49 hours the week before completing the census, compared with 13% in 2001.

The proportion of people working less than 16 hours in a week increased at a similar rate to the figure for the whole of Yorkshire and The Humber (from 1.8% in 2001 to 3.0% in 2011). Across England, the proportion increased from 1.9% to 3.1%.

The proportion of people working less than 16 hours in a week in Scarborough increased by 1.1 percentage points

Percentage of usual residents aged 16 to 74 (in employment the week before the Census 2011) in Scarborough, Yorkshire and The Humber and England that said they had worked less than 16 hours the week before completing the census, March 2001 and March 2011

Religion in Scarborough

The number of people in Scarborough that described themselves as Muslim increased from just over 230 in 2001 to just over 550 in 2011. This represents a change from 0.2% to 0.5% of the local population.

Across Yorkshire and The Humber, the percentage of people from this religious group increased by from 3.8% to 6.2%, while across England the percentage went from 3.2% to 5.2%.

The number of people in Scarborough that described themselves as Christian decreased from just under 84,000 in 2001 to about 73,000 in 2011 (from 79% to 67%). The number of people who described themselves as having no religion increased from about 13,000 to just under 27,000 (from 13% to 25%).

About 8,100 people (7.9%) did not state their religion, down from about 8,400 in 2001 (7.4%).

There are many factors that can cause changes to the religious profile of an area, such as migration and varying fertility rates between religious groups. Changes may also be caused by differences in the way individuals choose to self-identify between censuses.

The population who identified as Muslim in Scarborough remained close to 0.5%

Percentage of usual residents in England, Yorkshire and The Humber and Scarborough by religion, March 2001 and March 2011

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